At 100, Boston NAACP confronts city’s mixed past
BOSTON (AP) _ For years, Michael Curry has heard this joke from African-Americans living in the South: No matter how bad things are for black …
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African-American contributions to Civil War shown
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) _ Nearly 100 years before Rosa Parks stood up against discrimination by refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., …
Journalists to launch News Corp’s iPad newspaper
LOS ANGELES (AP) Stop the presses, completely. The world's first iPad newspaper, The Daily, is prepping for launch. Journalists have been hired and are in place at …
Scott approves 71 Fla. transportation contracts
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Florida Gov. Rick Scott has approved 71 transportation contracts worth nearly $90 million.
Fla. House panel to probe spill claim complaints
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Speaker Dean Cannon has ordered a Florida House panel to investigate complaints about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill claims process.
Liberty City’s Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. has storied past
Special to the South Florida Times A few have named it “the no-comeback boulevard” and some describe it as “the definition of urban decay.” But …
Broward County recalls King’s legacy with celebrations
Special to South Florida Times FORT LAUDERDALE – It was a day of jubilee, recalls Pompano Beach Commissioner Woodrow “Woody” Poitier, when Dr. Martin Luther …
Riviera Beach reflects on the legacy of an American hero
Special to South Florida Times Rickey Pierce of Riviera Beach has a long history with Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Today, he co-owns one business …
Martin Luther King Jr. 2011 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
THURSDAY, JAN. 13 9:30 AM THE LIFE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: This on-going film runs from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Miami-Dade …
Professionals reflect on the impact of Martin Luther King
Staff Writer Many of the causes that Martin Luther King Jr. fought for have come to fruition. While many may argue that the country has …